Microbiological quality of ready-to-eat salads: An underestimated vehicle of bacteria and clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes

The increase demand for fresh vegetables is causing an expansion of the market for minimally processed vegetables along with new recognized food safety problems. To gain further insight on this topic we analyzed the microbiological quality of Portuguese ready-to-eat salads (RTS) and their role in th...

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Main Author: Joana Campos (author)
Other Authors: Joana Mourao (author), Nazare Pestana (author), Luisa Peixe (author), Carla Novais (author), Patricia Antunes (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/99515
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/99515